Mönichkirchen

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Mönichkirchen
Municipality
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Mönichkirchen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°30′N16°2′E / 47.500°N 16.033°E / 47.500; 16.033
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Neunkirchen
Government
 •  Mayor Andreas Graf
Area
[1]
 • Total
16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Elevation
967 m (3,173 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total
606
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2872
Area code 02649
Website www.moenichkirchen.at

Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the south of the Austrian state of Lower Austria with a population of 607 inhabitants (1.1.2013).

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Geography

Mönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain (1,743 m) in the south-east Industrieviertel near the border with Styria. The size of the village is 16.27 km². 68.34% of the area is forested.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869479—    
1880546+14.0%
1890540−1.1%
1900526−2.6%
1910615+16.9%
1923579−5.9%
1934662+14.3%
1939646−2.4%
1951669+3.6%
1961752+12.4%
1971782+4.0%
1981741−5.2%
1991721−2.7%
2001623−13.6%
2011597−4.2%

Sports

Skiing and hiking resort around Monichkirchen Sessellift und Schneekanone-DSC 5039w.jpg
Skiing and hiking resort around Mönichkirchen

There are two sports clubs in Mönichkirchen:

Around the village of Mönichkirchen there is a skiing resort that is joined by several lifts to the adjacent skiing resort of Mariensee (village of Aspangberg-Sankt Peter). The total length of ski-slopes of both resorts is about 13 km. Both villages operate three chair lifts and one drag lift.
During summer the region is commonly used for hiking and climbing.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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